Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Belgium
Belgium: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 9.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Belgium, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Belgium stood at 9.3%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Belgium peaked at 11.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2018.
Belgium ranks 36th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.9% | — |
| 2001 | 10.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.8% | 11.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.3% | 11.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0691 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Belgium?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Belgium was 9.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Belgium ranks 36th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed humanities and arts programmes in the reference year.